06-14-2006, 02:38 PM
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| What new products would you like Leon Paul to have at the Nats
Leon Paul will have a vendor stand at the Summer Nats 2006. What would fencers like us to show, bring, improve or invent in time for July the 4 th? | 
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06-14-2006, 02:46 PM
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| Oh please, please, please bring women's superlight sabre lames - my daughter desperately needs a new one but she is difficult to size without trying it on.
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06-14-2006, 02:52 PM
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| Isn't it a little late to be inventing things in time for the tournament? | |
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06-14-2006, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Barry Paul Leon Paul will have a vendor stand at the Summer Nats 2006. What would fencers like us to show, bring, improve or invent in time for July the 4 th? | How about 'Blades' shoes in proper women's sizes? I've a couple of fencers who would love a pair...
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06-14-2006, 03:01 PM
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| I'm saving my pennies for a FIE contour fit mask. I know its not new, but if they're there, you'll sell at least one  | |
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06-14-2006, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Isn't it a little late to be inventing things in time for the tournament? | Not when Barry has the proper drink in hand.  | |
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06-14-2006, 03:09 PM
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| I've said it before, I'll say it again....the black saber guards (hopefully in working and semi affordable condition this time  ).
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06-14-2006, 03:10 PM
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| and it's probably time to cough up the dough and get a lexan sabre mask too - luckily my kid has some money left from her birthday! | |
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06-14-2006, 03:17 PM
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| XL and XXL(if you have them) of your FIE plastrons! I am looking to get a lightweight one. | |
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06-14-2006, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bigdawg2121 I've said it before, I'll say it again....the black saber guards (hopefully in working and semi affordable condition this time ). | That could be very nice. | |
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06-14-2006, 05:33 PM
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| I would like you to start making knickers for short people. If I buy knickers that fit my waist (29-30" waist), they always go down past my calves (5'4" tall)... If I find knickers that are the right length, I feel like a sausage getting in and out of them.
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06-14-2006, 07:17 PM
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| Hmm, I would like to see a few things, mostly small improvements that I have mentioned before but a couple of big things that would take a fair amount of work...
1. A three prong cord with a lame clip factory installed on the B line on one end. I love my unicords, but the part that I add tends to be the weakest link. A factory designed one would be spiffy. I know that BG is making a version, but BG cords are crap and it does not use a standard 3 prong socket, but some special smaller design which sort of defeats the purpose.
2. A spiffy Vniti style (as far as shape/geometry) titanium style bell with the black coating, just cause it would be cool.
3. Epee sockets with pilot holes pre-drilled similiar to the German pattern to keep your wires out of the way.
4. A more contored/comfortable carbon fiber hande that is less tennis racket and more French grip. And if it was not the price of several pistol grips, that would be good too...
5. Prettier GPro and Flickmaster blades. I like them, I think they are awesome, but looks matter when they are the most expensive blades on the market. It is hard to sell customers/students on a $100 dollar blade that has surface imperfections, not true to round (or square, as the case in the Forte sometimes is) or that does not have a straight cut wire groove). They are good blades, they just look worse than $10 crap blades so it makes them a hard sell for some folks.
6. Gloves (ideally using something like the Turtle Skin outers for uber durability) that close with the velcro going down so they are less likely to catch a point on wrist shots that would otherwise just slap/drag/miss.
7. Last but not least, and this one will have the fey folk under the LP fairy mound working overtime, an epee blade with the flex/feel of the BF FIE's (maybe by adding more steel to stiffen the mid section to forte area?) and to make the point a bit more predictable after actions. I would gladly pay big chunks of change for a blade that had the BF feel but the LP durability.
8. More of that spiffy pattened LP non-alchoholic single malt! MMMmmmm, thats smooth!
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06-14-2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by CvilleFencer 1. A three prong cord with a lame clip factory installed on the B line on one end. | Be careful what you wish for.... Seems like it would be somewhat more useful to have the lame clip installed on the A line. Quote: |
Originally Posted by CvilleFencer 8. More of that spiffy pattened LP non-alchoholic single malt! MMMmmmm, thats smooth! | Mmmmm, I remember that.
Barry- I'd like to get a chance to handle the LP lexan sabre masks, both with x-Change and conventional bibs. I know masks are a pain to transport, but samples that stay at the booth would be nice.
-B
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06-14-2006, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by oiuyt Be careful what you wish for.... Seems like it would be somewhat more useful to have the lame clip installed on the A line. | Uhmm, right. A line. I really should not try to type fast. It's not even like the keys are close together, and that still slipped in there somehow... Luckily I don't make that mistake when I am actually building them! 
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06-14-2006, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Barry Paul Leon Paul will have a vendor stand at the Summer Nats 2006. What would fencers like us to show, bring, improve or invent in time for July the 4 th? | Barry, the last time you all were here for nationals you didnt really bring much at all.
PLEASE bring everything....ESPECIALLY blades. I'd like to be able to give you guys a shot and see what kinds of blades you have be able to A/B them against BF/STM/Vniti, etc. I didn't have much luck with your blades in the past and I look forward to actually getting to test out a bunch of them.
Also, please bring more clothing.
Finally please bring bodycord parts as I build my own.
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06-14-2006, 10:40 PM
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| Barrry:
First thing you have to bring is Alex (I know its dead weight, but he's cool).
Bring some Bayonet connectors in Black with the hologram on it. I need about 10 of them.
Make sure you get a booth close to Scott's (Sword Masters).
Now here is one for you!
Since you are coming from such a great distance, is there anything I can bring to help save on weight from the UK for you? Test box, tools or so on?
Gary Spruill
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06-14-2006, 11:37 PM
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| i know this is almost close to impossible, do you think you guys have time to invent a epee blade with the same old roll steel structure but a feeling of the BF's, and most importly, for about the same price of the current LP non-FIE epee blade? | |
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06-15-2006, 12:00 AM
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| Just tonight I heard other votes for women's sabre lames - and I don't even fence sabre! | |
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06-15-2006, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by CvilleFencer 2. A spiffy Vniti style (as far as shape/geometry) titanium style bell with the black coating, just cause it would be cool. | Sounds pretty cool to me, too.. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Cville 4. A more contored/comfortable carbon fiber hande that is less tennis racket and more French grip. And if it was not the price of several pistol grips, that would be good too... | I would DEFINITELY want to try this! Quote: |
Originally Posted by Cville 6. Gloves (ideally using something like the Turtle Skin outers for uber durability) that close with the velcro going down so they are less likely to catch a point on wrist shots that would otherwise just slap/drag/miss. | HALLELUJAH! In another thread, I was bemoaning the glove/velcro dilemma. I would be eternally grateful if someone would make a glove where the velcro wraps in the other direction!
Also, I wouldn't mind seeing the LP masks in more colors (white, yellow, orange, paisley...); and how about Blades shoes in a true low-top?
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06-15-2006, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by oiuyt Barry- I'd like to get a chance to handle the LP lexan sabre masks, both with x-Change and conventional bibs. I know masks are a pain to transport, but samples that stay at the booth would be nice.
-B |
Seconded...oh consider the comment about the beverage also seconded.
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